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Kavanaugh questioned on investigating president

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he has not taken a position on the constitutionality of investigating a sitting president. Yet his past writings cast doubt on the idea.
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Harvard's Furman on Ending D.C.'s Debt Obsession

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Feb.01 -- Jason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School professor of economic policy, explains his call for raising U.S. deficit spending on "What'd You Miss?"
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Expert: impeachment should be legal not political

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House Democrats laid out their impeachment case against President Donald Trump earlier this week, a sweeping report accusing him of betraying the nation and deserving to be ousted.
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Markets Expect Trump to Stay in Power, says Ferguson

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Jan.24 -- Lawrence H. Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Roger Ferguson, TIAA CEO look at how markets are reacting to President Trump's ongoing impeachment trial. They sit down with David Westin on "Bloomberg Wall Street Week."
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MIDDLE EAST: REACTION TO PRESIDENT CLINTON'S RE-ELECTION

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Arabic/Eng/Nat In the Middle East, Israelis and Palestinians alike have welcomed news of President Clinton's victory. Opinion was generally in favour of Clinton running a second term, with Israeli and Arab leaders believing that he...
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USA - Israel and Palestine due to sign peace deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed Friday (23/10) on a breakthrough land-for-peace deal on the violence-scarred West Bank, the culmination of marathon negotiations mediated by President...
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USA: MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS UPDATE (4)

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Hebrew/Eng/Nat Israel says it's preparing to pack up and leave the Mideast peace talks taking place outside Washington and insists the move is not just a threat. Frustrated by a lack of progress at the talks, the Israelis are accusing...
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Philippines - Clinton Visits Rizal Monument

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President Bill Clinton made many friends in the Philippines on Sunday (13/11). The high point of Clinton's day was surely a ceremony at the Manila-American cemetery in which he and Philippines President Fidel Ramos honored countrymen who...
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USA: US TROOPS TO STAY IN BOSNIA LONGER THAN EXPECTED

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English/Nat They were supposed to go home next June - but President Clinton on Thursday said U-S troops in Bosnia would stay longer. Clinton said it turned out that 18 months wasn't long enough to get the job done - and warned that...
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ISRAEL: ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CRISIS UPDATE

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English/Nat Both Palestinians and Israelis say they want to work towards peace, following the announcement (Sunday) of a U-S-brokered summit in Washington next week. Former Israeli premier Shimon Peres welcomed President Clinton's...
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SOUTH KOREA: CLINTON AIRS CONCERNS OVER NORTH KOREA (V)

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Eng/Kor/Nat President Bill Clinton says North Korea's work on an a suspected underground nuclear weapons site is a "cause for deep concern". Clinton, in South Korea as part of an Asian tour, reiterated U-S concerns that Pyongyang might...
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Yugoslavia - Holbrooke speaks on Kosovo crisis

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US envoy Richard Holbrooke arrived in Belgrade late on Monday (12/10) for further talks on the Kosovo crisis with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. US envoy Holbrooke walks to press SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Holbrooke US Envoy...
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ISRAEL: REACTIONS TO PEACE TALKS SUMMIT

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Hebrew/Nat Israelis and Palestinians appear pessimistic about achieving a peace settlement in the Middle East, despite an announcement on Wednesday that Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat would meet with U-S President Clinton at Camp David...
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CHINA: PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN HOLDS TALKS WITH US ADVISER SAMUEL BERGER

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Natural Sound The U-S and China took a break from their disputes over human rights and trade on Tuesday. Chinese President Jiang Zemin held informal talks with U-S National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at an exclusive statehouse in...
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USA - Shimon Peres visit

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Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel said in Washington on Tuesday (1/2) that "a great deal of work" remains before negotiators can reach final agreement on implementing the Israeli-PLO peace agreement. ws peres and christopher peres...
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USA: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU MEETS PRESIDENT CLINTON

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English/Nat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday after a meeting with U-S President Bill Clinton that Israel has renewed a commitment to achieving peace with Syria. But he ruled out a pullout from the Golan Heights...
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GERMANY: US SECRETARY OF STATE ALBRIGHT VISITS MILITARY HOSPITAL

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Landstuhl, Germany - 12 August 1998 1. Madeleine Albright leaves U-S military hospital and approaches podium 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Madeleine Albright, U-S Secretary of State 3. Cutaway journalists 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Madeleine...
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USA: PENTAGON ANNOUNCE SECOND MISSILE ATTACK ON IRAQ

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English/Nat The United States has launched a second missile attack on Iraq. A spokesman for the Pentagon described the attack on Iraqi air defences as a "mop- up" operation. He said it was designed to assure the safety of U-S warplanes...
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USA - Christopher In Ohio Talks Opening Ceremony

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U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher said on Wednesday (1/11) that the international community is willing to help bring peace to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Opening the Bosnian talks in Ohio, Christopher warned: "The United States will not...
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Italy - Clinton Speaks At G7 Summit

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President Bill Clinton put jobs and free trade on top of a Group of Seven summit agenda in Naples on Friday (8/7), rejecting panic measures to support a sagging US. dollar. The dollar sank again as Clinton, in keynote remarks at a news...
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Japan - Albright meets Japanese leaders

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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Saturday (4/7) to brief him on President Bill Clinton's recent trip to China. Albright flew to Tokyo from Hong Kong, where she accompanied...
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USA: ARAFAT AND CLINTON MEET

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Arabic/Nat President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met at the White House on Thursday in a new bid to end Palestinian-Israeli bloodshed. However, it's doubtful they're spending much time on the Palestinian wish for...
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WORLDWIDE: REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR TESTS DECISION

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English/Nat U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joined the chorus of disapproval to Pakistan's decision to test five nuclear devices on Thursday, propelling the Indian subcontinent into an arms race. She confirmed that sanctions...
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China - Sandy Berger meets Jian Zemin

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US National Security Adviser Sandy Berger held talks on Tuesday (12/8) with Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the seaside retreat of Beidaihe and told him President Clinton was looking forward to his impending visit to Washington. Jiang...